Spent the weekend at the the St. Augustine Bird Fest and a few hours at the alligator farm. The rookery was a mad house with all sorts of bird traffic on foot and in the air. A lot more to process and a few more to post at bit later.
Cattle Egret in breeding plumage
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Snowy Egret in Breeding plumage
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Oyster catcher in seventh heaven
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Tr-colored Heron stretching after incubating eggs
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Loc: Nature Coast of Florida
Funny looking alligators??
Nice shots..
Dr J
Loc: NE Florida
Enjoyed - nice images! I am planning to visit soon; any suggestions on lenses? Telephoto length? Thank you!
James Van Ells wrote:
Spent the weekend at the the St. Augustine Bird Fest and a few hours at the alligator farm. The rookery was a mad house with all sorts of bird traffic on foot and in the air. A lot more to process and a few more to post at bit later.
Exceptional captures, I have not made it to the alligator farm yet, but it's on my bucket list.
George
I was using a 150-600 Sigma on a Canon 7D II as well as a 70-200 on a Canon 5d IV. Just about any telephoto in the 200-300 range will work. Some of these birds are with arms reach, some are 40 yards away.
James Van Ells wrote:
Spent the weekend at the the St. Augustine Bird Fest and a few hours at the alligator farm. The rookery was a mad house with all sorts of bird traffic on foot and in the air. A lot more to process and a few more to post at bit later.
Great shots James Van Ells
Thanks gredoryd45, I appreciate the kind words.
All beautiful shots James.
Nice set. I was there a couple years ago. I plan on returning soon. Thanks for posting.
Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments, we love to photograph and share with others.
Fabulous set, nicely done!
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